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Avalanche warning for region Romsdal Monday 18.01.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid leeward slopes, wind deposited snow are covering persistent weak layer. Beware of danger signs like shooting cracks and whumpf-sounds.

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow
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Below you can see a description of the current snow cover information and current weather forecast in the mountains. If your observations deviate greatly from what is described here, the warning will not necessarily apply either. Always make your own judgments or stay away from avalanche terrain.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Sunday 17. January 2021

Snøoverflata varierer frå vindpåvirka fokksnø til tørr laussnø og rim. Ryggar og konvekse formasjonar er blåst av. Under tregrensa ligg det mykje laussnø.

Det er snø frå fjorden, men brukbart skiføre frå om lag 2-300 moh.

Klårvêr med stor utstråling frå snødekket etter nyttår utvikla kantkorn og rim i overflata. Kantkorn er no dekka av nysnø og fokksnø, i tillegg finst det kantkorn kring skarelag djupare i snødekket.

Mountain weather

Sunday 17. January 2021

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southwest during renoon. -15 °C to -7 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 18. January 2021

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from south. -19 °C to -6 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Advice

The bulletin is a planning tool and may differ from the actual situation. Always make your own evaluation. To be 100 % avalanche safe, avoid all avalanche terrain.

Avalanche risk assessment

Det er vedvarande svake lag i snødekket, og det kan vere vanskeleg å forutsjå kvar desse er. Skredproblemet er hovedsakleg i sør- og austvendte heng. Der det ligg mykje fokksnø er det mogleg å løyse ut store skred, str 3.

Vind frå sør vil legge opp ferske fokksnøflak i nordlege leheng.

Ein lyt vere merksam fareteikn som drønn og skytande sprekkar og ein anbefalar konservative vegval.

Tynt snødekke og mykje oppstikkande stein gjer at sjølv mindre skred kan gjere stor fysisk skade.
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